Recently while watching various US dramas, I discovered something I was hitherto unaware of, in that I noticed several times that Americans pronounce the word vase as vaice. Presumably to follow logic and match with the pronunciation of words like case and base.
Whereas on this side of the pond we don't follow that logic at all. We say, "vahz" .... isn't that odd?
I wonder why we pronounce it like that, vahz.
EDIT oops...of all the places to have fat fingers, in the thread title...aaaagghhhh
Shed-ule. That always hits my ear oddly. And of course, the infamous "toe-mah-toe". Another Brit pronunciation I get a kick out of is the heavy stress on the back half of condom, like "con-dahm". And of course the odd superfluous extra syllable in aluminium.
Actually, that's acceptable. Both spellings are considered correct.Originally Posted by trurl
And of course the odd superfluous extra syllable in aluminium.
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"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Yes, I know, I'm just saying from an American perspective it sounds odd.And it's true that no one, anywhere, ever speaks of a Ming Dynasty Vase with the long "a"...
Indeed. I had a science teacher who pronounced it that way.Yes, I know, I'm just saying from an American perspective it sounds odd.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
OY, Watch it!And of course the odd superfluous extra syllable in aluminium.
It seems to follow the pattern of many other elements in the periodic table that end in "ium".And of course the odd superfluous extra syllable in aluminium.
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How about the odd extra vowel in "pronunciaition"?And of course the odd superfluous extra syllable in aluminium.
I think the difference between vase and "vahz" is in value. I'm not suggesting it's an English rule, but that's the way collectors refer to them.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
That's half of it. the other part is a 'vahz' is bigger and more elaborately designed than a 'vase': http://reggiedarling.blogspot.com/20...vase-vahz.html
I love how, when I was growing up, the planet was always pronounced like "your anus," but now I always hear it pronounced "you're a nus" by any scientist I see on TV.
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I pronounce schedule like this, "timetable"
you can thank technology for that - when deep space probes finally reached Uranus, they discovered heretofore unseen dark rings encircling the planet (not unlike the other gas giants in the solar system) - they didn't want to release a press statement that sounded like they'd just discovered dark rings around your anus.... paraphrased from George CarlinI love how, when I was growing up, the planet was always pronounced like "your anus," but now I always hear it pronounced "you're a nus" by any scientist I see on TV.
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Looking at the thread title, maybe we should have one about spelling, too.
Then again...
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
nuffin rong wif my spelin.Looking at the thread title, maybe we should have one about spelling, too.
Then again...
either: strong e or strong i
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It depends on your upbringing dear boy.
the accents on different syllables in different countries is confusing to me. e.g., in North America we say 'REN-uh-zontz' while in England I think they say 'ren-AY-zontz'
also, in the Louisville area and throughout Indiana, most people say 'ha' (like 'Holland' w/o the 'lland' - meaning 'hi') as a greeting. Growing up in south Jersey, I learned to say 'hi', so that kinda stands out here.
That's because the correct way to say the French ai in renaissance is AY not UH, and the stress is on the 2nd last syllable not the first. First time I heard that term "Ren-uh-cents fair", I thought "a what fair?"
But lots of French words have their own English-centric pronunciation, no?
I don't find a lot of people insisting on calling me "Gee" (Guy)...not that I mind.
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Oh lerd, talking about regional pronunciation mangling- I live about 10 minutes away from a town called Lafayette. They call it "Luh-FAY-ut". i didn't even know what they were talking about when I first came down here.
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